February 2020

WEST BENGAL The first East-West Metro train East-West Metro trains run on a communication-based train control and signalling system. The latter has no posts or fixed blocks. The running trains pick up signals from the tracks, which open for a train only after the earlier train has moved. If the tracks ahead are clogged, the … Read more

INTERNATIONAL Pakistan successfully tested Ra’ad-II cruise missile Pakistan successfully flight tested the air-launched nuclear-capable cruise missile Ra’ad-II. The test aimed to boost the military’s deterrence capability on land and at sea. The Ra’ad-II missile is an attempt to match India’s BrahMos cruise missile. The range of Ra’ad-II missile is 600 km. This range can enhance air delivered strategic standoff capability … Read more

INTERNATIONAL Scientist discover first-ever animal that does not need oxygen to breathe Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered a unique organism that doesn’t need to breathe. Henneguya salminicola, the tiny parasite, is the first known multicellular animal that can survive without oxygen. It lives in an anaerobic environment. The parasite lives in salmon tissue and evolved so that … Read more

  INTERNATIONAL US surpasses China to become India’s top trading partner The United States has surpassed China to become India’s top trading partner. According to the Commerce Ministry data, the bilateral trade between the US and India stood at nearly 88 billion dollars in 2018-19 fiscal. During the period, India’s trade with China was at … Read more